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‘Smart voting’ The Russian opposition is still seeking to make its voice heard in an increasingly repressive environment. Navalnaya called the upcoming elections a “propagandistic exercise” for Putin, and believes it is essential to prevent him from getting results that will legitimize his war effort in Russia and in the West. “Our task is to convey to the majority of Russians — the anti-war majority — that, despite total censorship, fear, and repression, these ‘elections’ represent literally the last opportunity to safely express protest against the policies of Putin and his United Russia party,” she told POLITICO. Navalnaya and Katz…

Published on 18/09/2026 – 16:20 GMT+2 British Prime Minister Andy Burnham vowed to take “further steps” to deepen ties with the European Union during a meeting with Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin. The pair met in Manchester on Friday, with Martin becoming the first international leader to visit Burnham’s No10 North, a new regional office established as part of the PM’s devolution drive. During the talks, Burnham “underlined the UK’s desire to work closely with Ireland during its presidency of the European Union as the UK seeks a closer relationship with Europe,” a spokeswoman for Downing Street said. The two leaders,…

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This is the return leg. US President Donald Trump went to Beijing in May, and Chinese President Xi Jinping is now expected to come to him, scheduled to arrive next Wednesday and depart on Friday with his wife, Peng Liyuan, skipping the UN General Assembly entirely. Beijing has not yet given the final confirmation, pending the meeting between US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng this weekend. The expected visit to Washington is Xi’s first since 2015, and two US- China state visits within five months are highly unusual. However, expectations are modest by design. “The…

Shakira will on Friday night in Madrid launch a marathon of 12 concerts that will bring her world tour to a close and end an eight-year absence from Spanish stages. The Colombian singer, 49, will perform until 11 October in a temporary venue with capacity for 50,000 spectators, erected in the south of the capital and dubbed “Shakira stadium”, according to Live Nation, the tour promoter. With no new European dates announced, Madrid authorities are counting on a major economic impact from her return to Spain. The city already hosted in May and June the ten concerts given by Bad…

Asked whether the meeting could provide an opportunity to discuss the associate membership idea with Australia, Podestà dismissed the suggestion. “We have a very strong and close relationship with our Australian partners,” she said. “All the rest is pure speculation, and we’re not going to enter into that.” Von der Leyen pitched Canada as a potential first EU “associate member” during her State of the Union address on Wednesday. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has welcomed the ambition behind closer EU-Canada ties but has stopped short of endorsing the proposed status. European Parliament President Roberta Metsola subsequently said countries such…

Published on 18/09/2026 – 17:46 GMT+2 Romania’s nominee for prime minister, Siegfried Muresan, has said he will attempt to form a government with a coalition involving three parties. The country’s president Nicusor Dan nominated Muresan after consultations with political parties. Muresan now has 10 days to present a cabinet to parliament and seek a vote of confidence. Muresan, who is a member of the centre-right National Liberal Party (PNL) and the European Parliament, says he will try to form a government with the PNL, the Save Romania Union (USR) and the ethnic Hungarian UDMR party. These three parties do not…

Three automated bins are being trialled at Shinjuku Station, where more than 2.7 million passengers pass through the wider complex each day. Standing just over one metre tall and moving at a cautious 20 centimetres per second, the machines can stop quickly around passengers. The trial began on 8 September and runs until 20 November on weekdays between 10:00 and 17:00 on the first basement-level paid concourse. Run by East Japan Railway in the world’s busiest rail hub, the project addresses a setting where fixed bins have been reduced for cleanliness and security, and traditional bins are emptied manually more…

easyJet cabin crew in Portugal are set to stage two strikes, the first from 2 to 6 October and the second from 19 to 23 December, with the action expected to affect the airline’s operations at Lisbon, Porto and Faro airports. According to the National Union of Civil Aviation Flight Personnel (SNPVAC), around 500 scheduled flights could be grounded during the October strike, excluding any minimum services imposed by the authorities. The walkout in December could have an even greater impact on the low-cost carrier’s operations, as it coincides with the busy Christmas travel period. easyJet cabin crew held an…

European airlines have been largely pushed down the pecking order in this year’s World Airline Awards, with Asian and Middle Eastern carriers dominating the top 10. Singapore Airlines took the overall title, followed by Qatar Airways and Cathay Pacific, while Turkish Airlines was the highest-ranked European carrier in fifth place. Just six European airlines made the top 20, with Air France, Lufthansa, Iberia, Virgin Atlantic and Swiss International Air Lines joining Turkish Airlines. The 2026 World Airline Awards were announced at a gala ceremony in London hosted by air transport rating organisation Skytrax. Known as “the Oscars of the aviation…